®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Gibraltar Cottages , East Knighton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8LJ
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the land from an agricultural use to a mixed use consisting of a) storage, and b) timber cutting and processing
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bale M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the activities constitute a material change of use of the land (Ground c)
- Whether planning permission should be granted for the matters alleged (Ground a)
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach (Ground f)
What decided it
The storage of timber collected from elsewhere and processed for domestic use unconnected to the land, combined with the presence of machinery visible from public footpaths, constitutes a material change of use that harms the character and appearance of the rural area and conflicts with development plan policies.
Plan policies cited: Policy CO, Policy D, Purbeck Local Plan Part 1 2012
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.